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Coachpotato Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

trouble/problem/difficulty

I live on the outskirts and at night there's not public transport, my car is at the garage these days so I'll have problems/trouble/difficulties to get to the centre of the town.

Which word sounds better in this situation? Thanks for your answers in advance.
  

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None-- I'd change to the -ing form: My car is at the garage these days so I'll have trouble/ a problem / difficulty getting to the centre of the town. With these changes, they all work fine. Getting to town is just a single botheration.

  • None-- I'd change to the -ing form: My car is at the garage these days so I'll have trouble/ a problem / difficulty getting to the centre of the town.
  • With these changes, they all work fine.
  • Getting to town is just a single botheration.
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None-- I'd change to the -ing form:

My car is at the garage these days so I'll have trouble/ a problem / difficulty getting to the centre of the town.

With these changes, they all work fine. Getting to town is just a single botheration.
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Dear Coachpotato
"I live on the outskirts and at night there's not public transport, my car is at the garage these days so I'll have problems/trouble/difficulties to get to the centre of the town."

The words underlined all have very similar meanings. For me, the most natural expression in this circumstance might be:-

"I live on the outskirts and a
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Hi guys,

In my opinion, the most common word that would be used here in everyday spoken English is 'trouble'. 'Difficulty' seems a touch more formal.

If you say I'll have a problem, it suggests more to me that you may not be able to get there. ie I can't.

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could I ask you some questions about your signature, Argentin Tango?
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Sure, if you want to. Clive

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